The paper’s front-page editorial notes that the international community’s intervention in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia may have secured several years of peace, the Ohrid Agreement and regional partnership, but in the long-term this country faces great uncertainties mainly due to the poor treatment of Albanians and the majority’s lack of respect for the minority community. “There are similarities with Kosovo, but the position of the Serb community here is very different.

Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj notes in his opinion piece that “the European Union and NATO have invested so much energy and attention to the ‘name issue’ that for years they have ignored the real and increasing problems in Macedonia”. According to Palokaj, “NATO and the EU have proved powerless vis-à-vis an irrational Greek blockade, and at the same time they have kept silent over the degradation of democracy and the corruption in Macedonia”. “Now we have the latest case in Kumanovo, and no one knows what has happened exactly.

Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, said today in Pristina that it is not the position of the FYROM government that a group of Kosovars are responsible for the recent incident in Gushnica, but that it is rather the position of an individual official. Ahmeti made these remarks after meeting Hashim Thaci, the Principal Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo. Thaci told reporters that Kosovo appreciates Ahmeti’s role in the affirmation of Albanians in FYROM.

Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli commented on recent developments in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) saying that Kosovo does not interfere in the country’s internal affairs. Veseli also spoke about the establishment of the special court saying there is no specific date set for when it would be put to a vote in the Assembly but noted that there needs to be a political consensus in Kosovo to preserve partnership with international community.

New roads would connect highways in five states into the Balkan ring, specifies interlocutor of Danas

Kosovo is interested in the construction of the Adriatic-Ionian highway because it connects the recently completed Tirana - Pristina road with the new road corridor. It's good for Kosovo, but is also good for its neighbours, says Petrit Selimi to Danas, Deputy Head of the Kosovo diplomacy, commenting on the proposal of the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama to engage Kosovo and FYROM in the aforementioned regional strategy through accelerated procedure.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria, Sebastian Kurz to visit Kosovo and FYROM today.

As announced in Vienna, Kurtz will be tonight in Pristina and meet religious leaders and Interior Minister Skender Hyseni and Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, and he would talk about "jihadism and radicalization in the Western Balkans".

War Veterans of the Kosovo Liberation Army issued a press release today saying they are ready to use all their capacities to come to the aid of Albanians in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. “The problem of Albanians in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia does not date from the latest protests or by the politically-framed Monstra case. Rather it is a problem that dates from 1912 when after Albania declared its independence, the Serbian Kingdom forcefully occupied Albanian territories. The artificial Macedonian nation was formed during Tito’s Yugoslavia.

The government of Kosovo issued a press release today about the latest situation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. “The Government of the Republic of Kosovo is closely following the latest developments in the Republic of Macedonia after the announcement of indictments in the Monstra case and the ensuing protests. Political dialogue between communities and the full implementation of the Ohrid Agreement is the only way to resolve open issues between communities in Macedonia.